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BILLINGS, Mont. - Rocky Mountain College used a 45-point second half to upset No. 1 Westminster 78-65 on Saturday night. Westminster (19-2, 5-1 Frontier) shot 60.5 percent in the game, but turned the ball over 19 times and were outrebounded 30-15. This is the second consecutive loss in Billings for Westminster.
Geoff Payne led the Griffins with 25 points and four rebounds. He was 10-of-12 shooting but fouled out late in the second half. Jeramie Hopson scored 11 points in 35 minutes and Nate Sanchez chipped in 10. Westminster shot 63.6 percent in the second half and scored 26 points in the paint.
Chase Sukut led Rocky (14-6, 3-2 Frontier) with 27 points and had four makes from beyond the arc. Devin Uskoski added 19 points and 12 rebounds. Rocky had 11 second chance points and 17 points off of turnovers.
Next for Westminster is a Saturday, January 31 game against Lewis-Clark State College. That game will tipoff at 7:30 p.m. in the Behnken Field House and will be part of the Pink in the Paint for breast cancer awareness.
